One Way
Nature Walks
Grade 4
4 km
2 hours
Grade 1: No bushwalking experience required. Flat even surface with no steps or steep sections. Suitable for wheelchair users who have someone to assist them. Walks no greater than 5km.
Grade 2: No bushwalking experience required. The track is hardened or compacted surface and may have a gentle hill section or sections and occasional steps. Walks no greater than 10km.
Grade 3: Suitable for most ages and fitness levels. Some bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may have short steep hill sections a rough surface and many steps. Walks up to 20km.
Grade 4: Bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may be long, rough and very steep. Directional signage may be limited.
Grade 5: Very experienced bushwalkers with specialised skills, including navigation and emergency first aid. Tracks are likely to be very rough, very steep and unmarked. Walks may be more than 20km.
Length: 10kms, approx 4hrs return.
Start this moderate trail at the “Heathy Spur - Mt Nelse” sign beside the Bogong High Plains Road (about 500 metres past the Rocky Valley dam wall). Follow the walking track as it climbs gently through alpine herbfields and Snow Gums to Heathy Spur. The track then meanders through open grasslands and scattered Snow Gums with lovely views south across Rocky Valley dam and the high plains.
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